Plants for Every Garden
Our dedicated plant team is readily available to help you answer any questions you may have about plants and how they can work in your garden. Ask a member of our plant team in-store or don’t hesitate to get in touch by phone or email:
You can also visit our Frequently Asked Questions page Here
Bedding Plants
Bedding plants, also know as annuals are so called as they generally will flower once in their lifetime.
They tend to have brightly coloured flowers, and are what most people will be familiar with when you talk about garden plants.
Different bedding plants are available at different times of the year as not all can withstand the changes of warm and cold.
Generally speaking there is a summer range and a winter range.
Summer will include geranium, marigolds, million bells, osteospermum plus many more. Summer bedding will be killed by the frost. For this reason we usually get our summer bedding in in May, once the last risk of frost has passed. See the phone order brochure on our homepage for our plug plants.
Winter will include cyclamen, pansies, violas, primroses plus many more.
Bedding packs include Ageratum, antirrhinums, begonias, gazanias, geraniums, lobelia, marigolds, mimulus and petunias currently available.
Please note that these still need protecting from the frost.
A good option right now is Osteospermums. These are bushy perennials with delicate, daisy-like flowers during the spring/summer months. These will add instant colour to your garden.
We also have Pansies and violas in trays of 9, all grown at our very own Sharnford nursery!
Perennials
Perennials are the plants that grow back each year, flower, die back down to almost nothing, and then repeat the cycle the following year.
Shrubs technically are perennials too, but generally when we talk about perennials we mean non woody plants.
This a huge and varied range of plants with lots of exciting colours, sizes, and forms.
Lots of different flowering times, and best times to plant.
Shrubs
Shrubs are a great place to start when planning out a new garden.
They will tend to be the biggest plants you will buy (in the absence of trees), and so getting them first, you can then plan around them.
They can be deciduous (leaves fall of in autumn) or evergreen (doesn’t drop leaves).
The evergreen plants are ideal for a low maintenance garden as they may only require pruning every couple of years depending on varieties.
To learn more about shrubs, visit the RHS website here.
Hedging Plants
Buxus Sempervirens, or Box Hedging, is an evergreen plant ideal for creating low hedges or borders. It can easily be trimmed to maintain whatever shape you like.
Laurels also make great hedging plants, reaching a height of up to 5 metres.
Alpines
Alpines, also known as rock plants, make great use of small areas of the garden.
They are generally quite tough little plants that can survive our turbulent weather conditions, and require little maintenance.
Again there are lots of different types, shapes, and sizes once established.
For more information on Alpines visit the RHS website here.
Conifers
Conifers have a bad reputation in the garden due to the notorious leylandii and neighbour disputes.
Look past that and you have a great range of plants which are great on their own, or as a backdrop for the other plants in your garden, and most don’t grow at a million miles an hour!
For more information about conifers visit the RHS website here.
Herbs
A herb garden is a great addition to any garden. Is there anything better than cooking using herbs you have grown yourself? Plus, they smell delicious! Remember that basil needs to be kept above 10°C minimum so we won’t be getting that in until it warms up a bit.
We have just taken delivery of some lovely 9cm herb plants. Varieties currently available include oregano, coriander, lemon balm, parsley, dill, chervil, chives, mint, thyme, and sage.
We also have a variety of 1ltr herb plants. Varieties currently available include mint, chives, sage, thyme, rosemary, and curry leaf plant.
Fruits & Vegetables
Given the current situation, more people than ever are now turning to growing their own fruit and vegetables. Again what could be better than picking tomatoes straight off the vine for your summer salads!
Strawberries can be grown in the ground or in hanging baskets or containers. Don’t forget your netting to protect your fruits and vegetables.
Our vegetable packs include beetroot, broad beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, leeks, lettuce, mangetout, onion, parsley, peas, rainbow chard, red onion, rocket, spring onion, strawberries, swede and turnip. Don’t forget your canes, bundles ranging from 2ft to 8ft.
The tomatoes we currently have available include Ailsa Craig, alicante, big boy, golden sunrise, gardeners delight (cherry), moneymaker, roma (plum), Shirley, super sweet cherry and tumbling Tom yellow (cherry – for hanging baskets). Don’t forget your Tomorite feed. Please note that these plants are not ready to be planted outside yet. As with the summer bedding these will need to be protected from the frost/cold and grown in a heated greenhouse.
We also have sweet peppers, chilli peppers and aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers, and melons. Please note that these plants are not ready to be planted outside yet. As with the summer bedding these will need to be protected from the frost/cold and grown in a heated greenhouse.
We also have quite a variety of fruit bushes, including blueberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and currants.